I got my copy of Phil Steele's 2017 magazine. For those that like him, I thought I'd share his some of his rankings on PSU and our opponents. If this is like posting premium content from another site, please delete my post.
* PSU is #7 in his power poll.
*Our opponents are ranked:
Akron - #97
Pitt - #45
Georgia St - #125
Iowa - #42
Indiana - #59
NW - #29
Ohio St - #3
Michigan - #18
Mich St - #70
Rutgers - #102
Nebraska - #39
Maryland - #71
*PSU's units are ranked nationally:
QB - #11
RB - #3
Receivers - #9
OL - #21
DL - #16
LB - #20
DB - #26
Special Teams - #8
Barkley - 1st Team AA
Gesicki - 2nd Team AA, 1st Team BIG
Juwan Johnson - 1st Team BIG, I know we've heard a lot of good things about Johnson this year but this still surprises me.
Trace - 2nd Team BIG
Hamilton - 3rd Team BIG
Mahon - 2nd Team BIG
Nelson - 3rd Team BIG, Looks like they aren't current with the status of our OL.
Bates - 4th Team BIG
Marcus Allen - 1st Team BIG
Cabinda - 2nd Team BIG
Curtis Cothran - 3rd Team BIG
Gillikin - 1st Team BIG
Tyler Davis - 2nd Team BIG
He predicts us in the Fiesta Bowl vs Oklahoma.
* PSU is #7 in his power poll.
*Our opponents are ranked:
Akron - #97
Pitt - #45
Georgia St - #125
Iowa - #42
Indiana - #59
NW - #29
Ohio St - #3
Michigan - #18
Mich St - #70
Rutgers - #102
Nebraska - #39
Maryland - #71
*PSU's units are ranked nationally:
QB - #11
RB - #3
Receivers - #9
OL - #21
DL - #16
LB - #20
DB - #26
Special Teams - #8
Barkley - 1st Team AA
Gesicki - 2nd Team AA, 1st Team BIG
Juwan Johnson - 1st Team BIG, I know we've heard a lot of good things about Johnson this year but this still surprises me.
Trace - 2nd Team BIG
Hamilton - 3rd Team BIG
Mahon - 2nd Team BIG
Nelson - 3rd Team BIG, Looks like they aren't current with the status of our OL.
Bates - 4th Team BIG
Marcus Allen - 1st Team BIG
Cabinda - 2nd Team BIG
Curtis Cothran - 3rd Team BIG
Gillikin - 1st Team BIG
Tyler Davis - 2nd Team BIG
He predicts us in the Fiesta Bowl vs Oklahoma.
